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NPR News: 04-26-2026 7AM EDT

April 26, 2026·4 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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A violent incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner led to the evacuation of President Trump and the First Lady after gunshots were fired, with a Secret Service agent injured; the President called for national unity amid ongoing investigations into the lone suspect.


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Donald TrumpSean CurranJanine PirroViktor OrbanPeter MagyarSebastian SolwaySylvester Stallone

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Rising Up, Rocky and the Making of Monuments

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Secret Service

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Breaking NewsCriminal JusticeGlobal NewsInvestigative JournalismPolitical News

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